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UK surname

Tollerfield

In the 1881 census there were 55 people recorded with the Tollerfield surname, ranking it #25,862 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 94, ranked #31,871, down from #25,862 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Poole St James, Sheffield and Wath-on-Dearn. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Sheffield, East Dorset and Barnsley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Tollerfield is 107 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 70.9%.

1881 census count

55

Ranked #25,862

Modern count

94

2016, ranked #31,871

Peak year

1911

107 bearers

Map years

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1911 to 1911

Key insights

  • Tollerfield had 55 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #25,862 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 94 in 2016, ranked #31,871.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 107 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Tollerfield surname distribution map

The map shows where the Tollerfield surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Tollerfield surname density by area, 1911 census.

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Timeline

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Tollerfield over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 1 #33,412
1861 historical 12 #32,329
1881 historical 55 #25,862
1891 historical 44 #30,838
1901 historical 77 #25,627
1911 historical 107 #21,842
1997 modern 96 #27,490
1998 modern 97 #28,054
1999 modern 100 #27,757
2000 modern 102 #27,425
2001 modern 101 #27,252
2002 modern 101 #27,766
2003 modern 102 #27,383
2004 modern 100 #27,964
2005 modern 97 #28,485
2006 modern 99 #28,453
2007 modern 99 #28,852
2008 modern 95 #29,822
2009 modern 98 #29,906
2010 modern 99 #30,397
2011 modern 105 #29,287
2012 modern 101 #30,078
2013 modern 94 #31,656
2014 modern 96 #31,667
2015 modern 94 #31,872
2016 modern 94 #31,871

Geography

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Where Tollerfields are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Poole St James, Sheffield, Wath-on-Dearn, Wareham Lady St Mary and Out Parish, Wareham St Martin, West Lulworth, East Stoke and Portsmouth, Portsea. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Sheffield, East Dorset and Barnsley. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Poole St James Dorset
2 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Wath-on-Dearn Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Wareham Lady St Mary and Out Parish, Wareham St Martin, West Lulworth, East Stoke Dorset
5 Portsmouth, Portsea Hampshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Sheffield 064 Sheffield
2 East Dorset 012 East Dorset
3 Sheffield 065 Sheffield
4 Barnsley 030 Barnsley
5 Sheffield 053 Sheffield

Forenames

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First names often paired with Tollerfield

These lists show first names that appear often with the Tollerfield surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Tollerfield

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Tollerfield, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Tollerfield surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Tollerfield household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

Inner London Working Professionals

Within London, Tollerfield is most associated with areas classed as Inner London Working Professionals, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These primarily Inner London neighbourhoods are more densely populated than the Supergroup average. Residents have a younger over-all age profile than the Supergroup as a whole, and are less likely to be owner occupiers. Full time employment is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup and multiple car ownership is uncommon. Chinese and non-EU-born European migrants are less in evidence than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Tollerfield is most concentrated in decile 6 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Tollerfield falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Tollerfield is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Tollerfield, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Tollerfield families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Tollerfield surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Dorset leads with 26 Tollerfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 72.56x.

County Total Index
Dorset 26 72.56x
Yorkshire 12 2.22x
Hampshire 7 6.25x
Middlesex 5 0.92x
Lancashire 4 0.62x
Royal Navy 1 15.36x
Somerset 1 1.14x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wareham Lady St Mary in Dorset leads with 10 Tollerfields recorded in 1881 and an index of 3571.43x.

Place Total Index
Wareham Lady St Mary 10 3571.43x
Nether Hallam 7 95.63x
Poole St James 7 518.52x
Portsea 6 27.36x
St Pancras London 5 11.38x
Worsbrough 5 314.47x
Corfe Castle 4 1212.12x
Everton 4 19.37x
Wareham St Martin 3 2142.86x
Blandford Forum 1 140.85x
Gillingham 1 161.29x
Holdenhurst 1 34.01x
Royal Navy 1 17.99x
Yeovil 1 55.87x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Tollerfield surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Elizabeth 3
Mary 3
Ellen 2
Pauline 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Amy 1
Annie 1
Charlotte 1
Edith 1
Eliza 1
Emma 1
Flora 1
Florence 1
Jane 1
Lillian 1
Lucy 1
Martha 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Tollerfield surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 7
John 5
Harry 3
Charles 2
Frederick 2
Joseph 2
Thomas 2
Albert 1
Daniel 1
Edwin 1
F.C. 1
Frank 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Isaac 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Tollerfield households.

FAQ

Tollerfield surname: questions and answers

How common was the Tollerfield surname in 1881?

In 1881, 55 people were recorded with the Tollerfield surname. That placed it at #25,862 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Tollerfield surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 94 in 2016. That gives Tollerfield a modern rank of #31,871.

What does the Tollerfield map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Tollerfield bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.